The Iavolg, of Agnasi

[crazen]

you knew I was gonna do this. though I do have a new race in the works

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The Iavolg


without armor:


knackers:

a machine. it is a murder device, and never seems to hold still in combat.

Agnasi, the spider
(yes, their leader is basicaly a dead, rotted futus hanging from a mechanical brace.)



Historical culture:

before the enslavement, the Iavolg, who's original name is Larentili, where a trade-based society. they where made of small tribal groups, living together. gold was very plentiful on their planet, and was nearly worthless exept as a decoration. wealth was measured not only by the goods you produced and controlled, but by the people you had in your tribe. people where traded between families for commercial gain (not like slavery. more like sports teams)

warfare:

the Iavolg warriors are equipped in only light, primitive armor, as decreed by Agnasi. hundreds of them can easily be defeated. the problem comes from their rapid reproduction: if even one lives, they can be back to a thriving army in just Weeks. they scavenge their dead soldiers for armor, and if they run out, they go defensless.

traditionally, when Iavolg lived in bogs, they just grabbed little prey with their long fingers. this doesn't work against larger enemies, obviously. they are equipped with light armor, with dagger-like protrusions to whack enemies with. they attack en mass, flanking and wearing down the enemy, but with enough reserve to retreat if things get difficult.

to invade a new planet, Agnasi does not deploy large armies, or even arm them; he simply drops off a few machines, crafters (to make for armor and weapons), and a small group of soldiers. they then multiply and gear up. he will typically leave about 100 to start the conquest. if they cant defeat their enemies outright, they use eco-warfare, and starve them. when the resources dry up (and they will quickly, if you consider that reaching a maximum hundred billion population in roughly 9 days will not be sustainable for long), the Iavolg there will die off as well as their enemies. they have no use building ships to carry them around when they can just grow a new army on the next planet they find.

due to constant need of resources, ship mounted weapons are at a minimal. Biological weapons are used instead. why destroy a ship, when you can much more easily kill everyone inside it, and save the metal? Most vulnerabilities to poisons and radiation have been sifted out of the Iavolg genes.

the Soldiers are used similarly. Agnasi deploys much stealth in combat. sneak a Iavolg aboard a capital sized ship, and let it hide and multiply. soon there will be too many to get rid of all of them, as the creep around in difficult to reach places

unique ones:
Nmobor (the hornet)
Uneni (the Python)
Oseba (the leopard)
Moataia (the dwarf)

(Section 1 -- Biology)
Type : Amphibious
Appearance : aquatic Reptillian
Gravity preferences : low (their home planet is higher, but low gravity helps with living on land)
Temperature pref. : warm, humid
Atmosphere breathed : Nitrogen/Oxygen
Body cover : slimy, but coarse
Body color : mud brown
Hair : wiskers
Hair color : black
Eyes : intergrated with brain. infared
Body characteristics : tail
Diet : Omnivore. (genetic modification expands them to Mineralvore
Sexual reproduction : asexual, but multiple gender classes
Reproduction method : Eggs
Limbs pair n° 1 : arms
Limbs pair n° 2 : legs
Mass : 50pounds, or 22 kilograms
Size : 3.5 feet, or 105 cm

(Section 2 -- Culture)
Attributes:
Militancy : 18
Determination : 12
Racial tolerance: 17 (they attack them anyway, though)
Progressivness : 3
Loyalty : 20 (truly 0, but biologicaly controlled)
Social cohesion : 20
Art : 0 (formaly 2)
Individualism : 0
Body : 6
Mind : 3 (formaly 9)
Speed : 5
Lifespan : 1 year (formaly 65 years)
Tech level : 8

(Section 3 -- Government and Religion)
Government type : Imperialist dictatorship
Religion : Leader Worship
Devotion : Total

(Section 4 -- Extra things you should know)
Special abilities:
Chemical communication
Clone
High fecundity
high speed
Infrared Vision
slavery, canibalism
Quick maturity
Radiation Tolerance
Swarm
Universal Digestion
Warm blooded
Water dependency (formerly. genetic engineering removed the need)
Water Breathing

[UFO King]

Very alien and very cool, two of my favorite things. Keep up the good work!

[crazen]

with the woefully inefficent and vulnerable signal directors, Agnasi decided that a more powerfull controller was needed on the battlefield. something that could fight. or at least move on it's own.

the Iavolg commander does not have the actual power or position of a commander. it is just a focus point for pheremones to be distributed amongst the regulars.

[crazen]

looking to improve, Agnasi phased out the crude shooter in favor of a better constructed one.



they shoot hardened, fragmenting shards of their own blood

[yuu]

That is one garish weapon system.


I love it.

[Plank of Wood]

That is the most badassed weapon I've ever heard.

It could shoot rockets, bullets, or anything else, but NO! They were TOO DAMN MANLY for conventional ammo, they thought "What could we launch at the enemy that hammers the fact home that we were the one the killed him?" to which they then though "We'll shoot our OWN GODDAMNED BLOOD AT THEM, AND MAKE IT ALL SPIKEY SO IT'LL CUT THEIR ARMS OFF!"

10 points to you, sir.

[DarthGrievi]

Yes indeed. There are rare few things more badass than weaponized blood. However, one has to wonder if they're ever in danger of running out of "ammo"?

[crazen]

They only shoot small amounts at a time, and much of the body has been replaced as storage.

Also, self preservation isn't really a capability for them. they will attack until they die.

[crazen]

In what may be a step backward, creatively, here is this:

Iavolg savage


while the regulars and the diggers may be considered workers in a way, these are proper warriors. they actually know how to fight.

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the proportion of a squad of 51 would be roughly like this:
1 commander
5 savages
10 shooters
25 regulars
10 diggers (if needed. otherwise replaced with regulars)

[crazen]

one step above the savage is this:

[yuu]

Dang! That thing is made of all sorts of spiky!

They could very well form a living barbed wall if there's enough of them.

[crazen]

on knackers


the deadly machines used aboard Iavolg ships are called knackers because (not only is it one of the most oddly terrifying names I could think of) their main and original purpose was to cull the tired, old, and weak Iavolg aboard the ship, reproccess them as animal products or meat to be fed to the remainder.

hardcore recycling; the Iavolg armor is often made of of the skin of other Iavolg.

[yuu]

hardcore recycling; the Iavolg armor is often made of of the skin of other Iavolg.

Sir, I would like to inform you that you have just succeeded in creeping me out.

[thatweirdguy]

Gotta agree with the other, badass creatures you have here, but how do we defeat them in war? They sound even worse than Tyranids.

[crazen]

to defeat the Iavolg on a planet it would mean killing every one of them on the world. very difficult. bio weapons would be inconsistent, and explosive WMD wouldnt work entirely; they would dig deeper. more on fighting them in a bit.